Linda Yates's (lyates) Blog

Born and raised as an Idaho farm girl I was use to hearing the crickets chirping at night throughout the summer season. When I moved to Florida six years ago I knew there could be hurricanes, but I never read anything in the research I did about frogs. Yes, frogs and the season of frogs. My husb...

This past weekend my 20 year old daughter moved 2800 miles to pursue additional education and different social opportunities. Even though it was way past time for her to move on and out I have felt a twinge of sadness. Changes in season and for the first time in my life I wandered where the time ...

Some individuals have a hard time promoting themselves. Perhaps it goes back to being taught that humility is a virtue and bragging is bad. What is the fine line? Marketing gurus love to get their hands on a business that doesn’t understand or know how to promote themselves. In the next few parag...

One of my mantras throughout my life has been to live and love without regret. As with most statistics, the 80/20 principle probably could apply to my personal regret factor. It was the mid-90s and we finally owned a home that my husband had dreamed of owning for most of his life. We had purchase...

“If at first you don’t succeed try, try, try again.” This quote from William E. Hickson has been around a long time, 1857 in fact. Many times we let the fear of failure hold us back. Persistence pays off. As we take a look at some of the most famous individuals such as Thomas Edison or Abraham Li...

Recently Elizabeth Warren, chairperson of the TARP Congressional Oversight Panel, stated that approximately 50 percent of all commercial real estate mortgages will be underwater the end of 2010. "[The mortgages] are [mostly] concentrated in the mid-sized banks," Warren told CNBC. "We now have 2,9...

Came across an article today (excerpt below) that Florida Association of Realtors is sponsoring. This is a great example how combining efforts and organizing an event will be able to increase sales and marketability of all those who participate. Sometimes teaming up is the most efficient way to a...

This is an excellent checklist for Buyers when considering a Condominum!Buying a condominium unit can be more involved than buying a single family home. This is because you have to worry about both the unit itself and the condominium project as a whole. 10 Questions You Must Ask Before Purchasing...

Recently, I was asked to prepare a presentation for the annual networking event of a major real estate brand. This group typically does not deal with distressed real estate. So in preparing the presentation, I went to the field of agents to do some research. What found is that if you are not incl...

“Good decisions come from wisdom; Wisdom comes from experience; Experience comes from making bad decisions.” –Author Unknown   A little more than five years ago I had the opportunity to speak at and facilitate a conference where one of the most famous and recent national speakers of the day pres...